Item 3A: Approval of City Council Minutes

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Mr. Zelenka joined the meeting via speakerphone. He complimented staff on the way it managed and handled the parking permits for the Event Parking District. Mr. Pryor had also attended the Lane Workforce awards and noted his participation in the Eugene Celebration Parade. Mr. Pryor reported that 2-1-1 was in place as of September 1 and those with inquiries about community services could call that number from anywhere in the county. Mr. Pryor reported that the University of Oregon Alumni Association and Springfield Chamber of Commerce annual tailgate auction had been held the previous week and it went well. Mr. Pryor reported on the joint meeting that occurred on September 7 between the Lane Transit District Board of Directors and its EmX Steering Committee and West Eugene EmX Extension Corridor Committee to hear about the range of options for the West Eugene EmX route. He said residents would have time to comment on the options, which the council would consider sometime in 2011. Mr. Pryor urged councilors and the public to maintain an open mind with regard to what was being proposed. Ms. Taylor reported that she was receiving many calls about the West Eugene EmX as well as calls about some cottages being constructed near Amazon Creek. People had suggested there were more structures than permitted and that they were too close to the creek. City Manager Jon Ruiz indicated he would follow up. Ms. Taylor said she walked the Celebration Parade route with her dog Lucy. She had attended the Lane County Central Lane Labor Council’s Labor Day Picnic. Ms. Taylor also had attended the most recent meeting of the Lane County Workforce Partnership’s executive committee and reported that John Lively was the new president. Ms. Taylor said she had seen the list of Community Resource Group members for the Envision Eugene process in The Register-Guard and questioned if the list was up to date because she thought many on the list had quit the process. Speaking to the issue of pedestrian safety, Ms. Taylor reported she was personally acquainted with people who had been knocked down by cars downtown because of people making unsafe right turns. She believed the City could realize additional revenues from fines by placing police officers downtown to monitor intersections. Speaking to Mr. Poling’s remarks about the damage down to Sandy Drive from construction, Ms. Taylor recalled the Whitbeck Boulevard situation, where the City allowed a developer to break down that street but never remedied the damage for the residents. City Manager Ruiz reported that the Envision Eugene Community Resource Group would meet on September 14. He said that on September 28, he would join the mayor and others in a “walkabout” around the West University Neighborhood. He noted the upcoming Library Foundation fundraiser on September 12. City Manager Ruiz thanked Billie Moser and Isaac Marquez of Community Events for their work on “Summer in the City” Program, which brought many people to downtown. He also recognized Katherine MINUTES—City Council September 8, 2010 Page 3 Work Session